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Detroit Longitudinal Study, 1967 (ICPSR 7312)

Principal Investigator(s):Aberbach, Joel; Walker, Jack

Summary:

This survey asked Detroit area residents about satisfaction
with their neighborhoods, police relations, racial discrimination, and
perceptions of the 1967 riot and its consequences. In addition, the
questionnaire measured feelings of political efficacy, political
involvement, evaluations of various political personalities and social
programs, and respondents' personal values and aspirations.
Respondents' attitudes toward race relations were examined in a series
of questions dealing with integration and separation of the races a... (more info)

This survey asked Detroit area residents about satisfaction
with their neighborhoods, police relations, racial discrimination, and
perceptions of the 1967 riot and its consequences. In addition, the
questionnaire measured feelings of political efficacy, political
involvement, evaluations of various political personalities and social
programs, and respondents' personal values and aspirations.
Respondents' attitudes toward race relations were examined in a series
of questions dealing with integration and separation of the races and
an open-ended question that prompted respondents to define "Black
power." Also included in this study are three derived measures: a
general trust scale, an index assessing respondents' interpretations
of the riot, and a political power index measuring respondents'
perceptions of their ability to affect local and national
laws. Questions also elicited background information, such as
composition of respondents' parental families, level of education of
parental figures, father's occupation, and parental influence on the
respondents' job choices. Region and size of place of residence during
childhood were also ascertained, as well as how long the respondent
had lived in Detroit. Demographic data include age, sex, race, marital
status, education and technical training, occupation, employment
history, union membership, and service in the Armed Forces for the
head of household. In all cases Black respondents were interviewed by
Black interviewers and white respondents were interviewed by white
interviewers.

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Universe:
People 16 years of age or older living in dwelling units
in the city of Detroit, in Hamtramck and Highland Park (cities
entirely enclosed within Detroit), and in Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe
Farms, Grosse Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe Woods, Grosse Pointe Park,
and Harper Woods (communities forming a wedge between the east side of
Detroit and Lake St. Clair).

Data Types:
survey data

Methodology

Sample:
Random sample (N=538), supplemented with a special sample
(N=309) randomly drawn from the areas of Detroit where fires related
to the 1967 civil disturbance were located.

Data Source:

personal interviews

Extent of Processing: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of
disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major
statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to
these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection: